Once you go through the risk and needs assessments, any classes or programming you take can affect how much time you spend in ...

Under the First Step Act, nonviolent prisoners are granted early release opportunities. The First Step Act is a Trump-era bill aimed to reducing recidivism through a variety of programs and justice ...

When we reconnected on Capitol Hill, we shook hands and smiled. The differences in our lives are stark. One of us served 22 years in prison and was released five years ago thanks to legislation known ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 23: Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters speaks during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing on Oversight of the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: Alice Marie Johnson, who had her sentence commuted by U.S. President Donald Trump (L) after serving 21 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, thanks the press during a ...

Five years ago this month, Donald Trump signed a major sentencing and prison reform bill into law. Known as the First Step Act, the law was wildly popular with Congress and the public, giving Trump a ...

Four years ago this week, just before Christmas, both parties came together for a holiday miracle: passing the First Step Act, the most significant change to our justice system in decades. It was a ...